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Category Archives: House
Meet the Builders
This week we travelled up to Market Rasen to meet the builders alongside our architect. Their quote for the work was slightly less than the other bidders and they were the most enthusiastic about the work when we interviewed them … Continue reading
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House Project Plan
As someone who used to manage programmes of work with a number of project managers working for me I always feel more comfortable when there is a realistic project plan underpinning a scheme. We have such a plan in … Continue reading
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Piles – you can get cream for those…
We have the ground survey report and the site has varying depth of a loam/sand soil with an underlying Kimmeridge clay. Our plot has about 7 metres of loose soil and sand before we get into the clay and so … Continue reading
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Timber Frame Delivery Date
Our programme of work is now gathering pace, particularly since we put a deposit down with the timber frame company (Frame Wise). Site level and ground surveys have been completed. We are finalising the plans for the timber frame company and … Continue reading
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Tree Report
We now have a tree report on the beautiful trees on our site. In total there are 38 trees with Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) on them. There are five Holly trees that have TPOs but a number that do not so we … Continue reading
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Land Deal Completed
At long last the protracted process of buying the land has come to an end and we now own a plot of land in Market Rasen. (Our’s is the plot on the right) We’re really pleased that this major hurdle … Continue reading
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House Progress – or not
The project is now being held up by the solicitors. We’ve been through a process of negotiating the restrictive covenants the sellers tried to impose upon us and Dave & Lucie have actually signed their contract but our solicitor hasn’t sent … Continue reading
House Plan Changes
Although we have received planning permission to go ahead with our project there are conditions. The one affecting our plot is that we have to move the garage one metre away from the roots of a lime tree. Initially we … Continue reading
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House Planning Update
Yippee!!! We received notification today that we have been given planning consent. There are a few conditions but nothing that surprises us. We have to say what the houses will be clad in; give plans of the hard and soft … Continue reading
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House Project Update
As it was coming up to 8 weeks since our planning application was submitted I decided to contact the planners at West Lindsey Council. I received a very helpful response: “I am waiting to finalise a comment from our tree … Continue reading
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House Project Moves Forward
Our house design is now complete and we are entering into the process of submittiing the plans to West Lindsey District Council. In the meantime I have been, with our friend Nick, to visit several timber frame companies, both of … Continue reading
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It’s was only a blip
Our house project had a bit of a wobble last week. There has been some discussion between all the participants as to whether we needed an architect because at one time we believed Potton, the timber frame supplier, would hand … Continue reading
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Not Quite Off the Ground
We met with the housebuilders on Monday. I say housebuilder but in fact they manufacture the house frame and we have to get the foundations, services, and the second and final fix done ourselves. This doesn’t mean we are literally … Continue reading
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House Project Update
At long last the vendors have agreed to sell the land without any specific provisos on the designs that we use. They have asked to minimise where possible the windows that overlook their garden however this is almost impossible. Our … Continue reading
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Market Rasen – not yet…
Its nearly a month since I last updated the blog and so I thought I’d better do something otherwise how will I remember what’s been going on when I come to produce the monthly web update. The house project is … Continue reading
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Market Rasen Moves Forward
More news on the Market Rasen plot. We’ve made an initial offer of £250k which has been rejected but we are close to agreeing a figure. The deal will be subject to the vendors liking what we intend to do … Continue reading
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The Housing Project Lives, again or does it?
So having agreed that the whole concept is too difficult to achieve within our budget a plot of land has been found that looks like it might meet our criteria. It is nearly an acre on the edge of Market Rasen, which … Continue reading
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The Housing Project Dies
The housing project has come to an end. After eighteen months of trying to find a plot of land the last plot on the edge of Fakenham was probably going to be the best location we would ever find at … Continue reading
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Building Project Revitalised
The search for land has taken a positive turn. The collective has found a plot about 1.3 acres on the northern edge of Northampton. The exact location isn’t exactly a secret but we don’t want to advertise it. The plot … Continue reading
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